Vergin, tutto amor is a prayer to the Virgin Mary, “all made of love,” to have pity and shed grace on the sinners of the world. The minor key setting, a slow Largo Religioso tempo marking, and steady eighth note pulses yield a fertile atmosphere for emotional renderings of this work.

Francesco Durante was an esteemed composer of the eighteenth century Neapolitan school. Once a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti, he became a teacher as well, having many students, including Giovanni Pergolesi.